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53. ABUTILON striatum (Dickson in Botanist ined.); foliis trilobis serratis 
glabriusculis basi subcordatis : lobis acuminatis, pedunculis capillaribus lon- 
gissimis, floribus campanulatis petalis retusis, stylis 8. 
This south Brazilian species has found its way into many 
gardens in England, having been received from the Glasgow 
collection. It is a greenhouse shrub of the easiest culture, 
and of great beauty, being covered all the year long with a 
profusion of bell-shaped orange flowers, strongly veined with 
crimson, and dependent from long slender stalks. The finest 
specimens I have seen have been those belonging to John 
Sheepshanks, Esq. of Blackheath. It appears nearly related 
. to A. elegans of Auguste de St. Hiliare. 
54. CYRTOCHILUM stellatum ; pseudobulbis diphyllis ovalibus compressis 
striatis inter squamas lanceolatas carinatas axillaribus, foliis ligulatis obtusis 
aveniis scapo multó brevioribus, scapo tereti erecto basi vaginato, racemo 
disticho multifloro, bracteis carinatis convolutis acuminatis glumaceis ovario 
longioribus, sepalis petalisque lineari-obovatis acutis stellatis, labello oblongo 
undulato acuto basi canaliculato striato, alis columns acinaciformibus inte- 
gerrimis, Sertum Orchidaceum, plate 7. 
This noble species, nearly related to C. flavescens of the 
Botanical Register, t. 1627, but differing in its much larger 
flowers, the sepals of which are by no means acuminated, but 
only drawn to a sharp point; in the greater breadth of the 
pseudo-bulbs; in its stature being four tinfes as great; and 
in the labellum being white instead of yellow, has lately 
flowered in the Nursery of Mr. J. Youell, Nurseryman, of 
Great Yarmouth. ad m 
M. Descourtilz found it dispersed through the districts of 
Macahé and Bananal. - It flowers in September and remains 
in that state till the end of January. It diffuses but a weak 
perfume, but the beautiful spikes, which seen at a distance 
make it resemble a mass of verdure strewed with large stars, 
render it a most remarkable object. 
55. EYSENHARDTIA amorphoides. Humb. Bonpl. et Kunth nov. gen. 
et sp. pl. vi. 489. t. 592. 
Seeds of this beautiful shrub having been distributed by 
the Horticulturàl Society, and a few plants raised from seeds 
obtained from Mexico by Geo. Frederick Dickson, Esq. in 
1837, having proved perfectly hardy, it is desirable to givea 
short account of it. It inhabits the mountains of Mexico, 
where it forms a small tree, with small pinnated leaves, like 
